Medicalization and the refashioning of age-related limits on sexuality

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 337-343

  Marshall, Barbara L ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANDROPAUSE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICALIZATION; SEXUALITY;

AGING; ANDROPAUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALIZATION; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84862980133     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2011.644597     Document Type: Article

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